He likened Self-amazement to the violent torrent that destroys everything in front of it; thus when a person is afflicted with the disease of Self-Amazement, all his righteous deeds are shovelled away and nothing remains of it. Al-Haafidh Al-Mundhiree reported in his book At-Targheeb Wat-Tarheeb under the chapter Tarheeb Min Ad-Dawee Fil Ilmi Wal Qur’aan that the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said that:

”A people will appear who will recite the Qur’an and say: ‘who recites (better) than us? who knows more than us?; who has more understanding than us?;’ Then the Prophet (sallal-laahu alayhi-wasallam) said to his companions, ”Is there any good from these people?” They said: ”Allaah and His Messenger know best” The Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: ”these ones are from you, from this Ummah; and they are fuel for the fire”

When self-amazement afflicts the student of knowledge, it drags him towards pride, exalting himself above the people, raising himself above the slaves of Allaah and exaltedness in the earth. And it has been reported in a hadeeth from the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) who said: ‘’the one who has an atom’s weight of pride in his heart will not enter Jannah’’

For full details and more fawaa-id on advise to the student of knowledge, see: [Sharh Mandhoomah Al-Mimiyah Fil-Wasaayaa Wal-Aadaab Al-Ilmiyyah: by Shaikh Abdur Razzaaq al-Badr: page: 96-97]